Rock Sweep: November 30, 2013...

Round two of this week's "chart sweeps" is up, with the newest rock songs making the radio charts in Billboard magazine.

On the main Rock Airplay list, Cage The Elephant spends a second week at #1 with "Come A Little Closer"...

The sole debut this week at #49 are American Authors with their first hit "The Best Day Of My Life". It was a "Pop Pick" for me a few weeks back...

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...and now for the radio format sub-charts...

On the Mainstream Rock radio panel, Korn hold tight on top for a third week with "Never Never"...

Orlando, Florida metalcore band Trivium roar in at #35 with "Strife", their third to make the chart. In 2006 they went to #32 with "The Rising"...

Escape The Fate are in at #37 with "One For The Money". They debuted last week at Active Rock, where they move up to #36...

...and at #39 is South African postgrunge band Seether with "Weak". It's the follow-up to "Seether", which went to #12 here...

 Meanwhile, on the Modern Rock/Alternative chart, Cage The Elephant are at #1 for a second week with "Come A Little Closer"...

The top debut at #33 is Broken Bells, a side project of producer Danger Mouse and Shins lead singer James Mercer, with "Holding On For Life", my "Rock Pick of the Week".  Four years ago they went to #10 with "The High Road"...

Alaskan indie-rock band Portugal, The Man follow up their #15 hit "Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue" with "Modern Jesus" at #39...

Rounding things out at #40 are Icelandic indie rockers Of Monsters and Men with the fourth hit single from their debut album, "Dirty Paws"...

Over on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format, Pearl Jam tops the list for a second week with "Sirens"...

The Fray are back at #28 with "Love Don't Die"...

the aforementioned Broken Bells track "Holding On For Life" also arrives at #29...

On the harder-edged Active Rock radio panel, Korn's "Never Never" is #1 for a third week, while the aforementioned Trivium and Seether songs debut at #35 and #40 respectively...

Lastly, on the older-skewing Heritage Rock format, Avenged Sevenfold remain on top for a thirteenth week with "Hail To The King"...

The sole entry at #23 is All That Remains with "What If I Was Nothing". The song also is in the top-20 on Mainstream Rock...

That's it for the rock part of the charts...I'll return in an hour and a half with the newest on R&B radio...Rock on!